Some Republican allies of President Trump are looking to the Kavanaugh hearings as a model for what they view as a successful effort to chip away at a potentially damaging witness's credibility.
Trump floated the argument that none of the witnesses had firsthand knowledge of his thinking on Ukraine on Friday as he took questions from reporters before departing the White House.
“For the most part, I've never even heard of these people, I have no idea who they are,” Trump said. “...It seems that nobody has any firsthand knowledge, there is no firsthand knowledge.” He said of European Union ambassador and Trump donor Gordon Sondland, “I hardly know the gentleman.” Sondland firstthat Trump told him there was no quid pro quo, though later amended his testimony to say that he had “presumed” there was one and told the Ukrainians they likely wouldn’t get funding until they made a statement about the investigations.
Meanwhile, Trump has been working to ensure his support from Senate Republicans remains solid. In a reminder to Republicans of why they should support him, he held an event Wednesday touting the number of conservative judges he has appointed where he heaped praise on key Senate Republicans such as Iowa’s Chuck Grassley and South Carolina’s Lindsey Graham — senators whose support he will need if he faces an impeachment vote in the Senate.
White House advisers say they feel confident Trump can weather the public phase of the impeachment process, since Republican voter support for the president remains strong — an indication, said a White House official, that GOP senators up for re-election in 2020 will need to stick by Trump, or risk facing a primary challenger.
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